Monday Morning Memo

  Capitalism is a fine system for generating wealth, but it’s not one that automatically distributes it well. We once compensated for that with extended families, religious communities, government safety nets, pensions, and so forth. Not so much anymore. I read this

  There have long been adventurers and explorers: La Salle, Earhart, Shackleton, Costeau, Hillary, Fossey. They have introduced us to new worlds, new feats, and new dangers. Today, it's no longer satisfying to read about such exploits, people feel the need to

  "Scared Straight" was a famous 1978 documentary in which a group of "juvenile delinquents" (au courant at the time) met with prison inmates to be scared into leading better lives through the threat of what might await them in prison.

  Here’s a thought for Mother’s Day: What good are fleets and armies if we can’t keep our children safe in their schools? How is it we can go about our daily business as if children being shot in classrooms is simply another

  I've been attending the theater since I was 17 and received a free ticket from a teacher who believed I needed some culture! I've always thought the theater had clear roles: escapism (Little Shop of Horrors); and social and political

  When I awake in the morning, Bentley, who is usually sleeping on the couch, gets up with me to get a treat and some pets while I wash up. (Coco carefully follows.) If I get into my workout clothes, he

  Is Joe Biden a senseless dolt who inappropriately touches women and invades their space? Is he from some other generation or distant point in the cosmos where he's failed to adjust his demeanor to the times (he's three years older